AWDTSG Removal Scotland — Takedowns of Are We Dating The Same Guy Posts
Scotland has its own legal system, and for this kind of content that is not a technicality. Scottish defamation law was rewritten in 2021 and differs from England and Wales in ways that change what is worth pursuing and how quickly you need to move. Scotland also has its own criminal offence for disclosing intimate images, separate from the one that applies south of the border.
Most reputation firms apply an English framework to Scottish matters. That is a mistake, and occasionally an expensive one.
Scotland is also covered by a single AWDTSG group for the entire country — Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee — which means someone in Aberdeen, Inverness or the Borders is in the same group as someone in central Glasgow.
MGMT Reputation handles AWDTSG post removal across Scotland. We work confidentially, through the platform’s own reporting and escalation channels.
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AWDTSG REMOVAL SCOTLAND: SCANS AND TAKEDOWNS, START TO FINISH
Most people who contact us have seen one post and do not know whether it is the only one.
Because one group covers the whole country, Scottish content tends not to fragment internally the way English content does. What it does do is cross southwards into the Newcastle and Middlesbrough group, which picks up Border traffic, and into the Belfast group where there are family and work connections across the North Channel.
We scan the full UK network before submitting anything, document every instance, and submit as a coordinated set.
Where content has spread beyond the AWDTSG network, we handle it through our social media takedown service.
THE SCOTTISH GROUP: WHAT IT COVERS
One official group — Glasgow / Edinburgh / Dundee — serves all of Scotland:
- Glasgow and the west — including Paisley, Hamilton, East Kilbride and Ayrshire
- Edinburgh and the Lothians —including Livingston and the commuter towns
- Dundee and Tayside — including Perth
- Aberdeen and the north east — no separate group despite the city's size
- Stirling, Falkirk and central Scotland
- Inverness and the Highlands — no separate group
- The Borders and Dumfries and Galloway — where reach overlaps with the Newcastle group
The absence of an Aberdeen group is the one that most often catches people out. Aberdeen has a population of over 200,000, a substantial offshore energy workforce, and no group of its own — so posts about people there sit in a national group alongside the whole country.
Alongside the official group there are imposter groups using the AWDTSG name without operating under its policies. Identifying which type a post sits in is part of our scan.
HOW TO FIND OUT IF YOU ARE POSTED IN THE SCOTTISH GROUP
The group is private and admitted to women only, so the person being discussed cannot see it or search it.
Creating a false profile breaches the platform’s terms, risks your account, and would undermine a later takedown submission. Asking a female friend to check is unreliable — one search misses reposts and will not catch content that has crossed the border.
Our AWDTSG checker and search service scans the Scottish group and the wider UK network and reports what exists.
HOW AWDTSG REMOVAL WORKS FOR SCOTTISH CLIENTS
Confidential intake
A conversation, not a form. Nothing goes beyond our team, and we contact nobody in your life at any stage.
Evidence package
A documented record of every instance: post, group, date, visible reach and content. Where a post uses photographs you took, see image copyright protection.
Takedown submission
Submitted through platform reporting channels, framed against the specific policy provisions breached.
Platform escalation
Where a first submission is refused or ignored, we escalate with further documentation.
Mirror sweep
A re-scan of the UK group network after removal.
Handover
The full documented record of what was found, submitted and removed. Continued watching is a separate paid service.
Most cases see an initial platform response within 72 hours of submission.
SCOTS LAW AND AWDTSG CONTENT
General information, not legal advice. We are not a law firm, and Scots law differs enough from English law that independent Scottish advice is worth more here than elsewhere in the UK.
Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021
Scotland rewrote its defamation law in 2021, and the resulting statute is broadly similar to the English Defamation Act 2013 without being identical.
Like England and Wales, Scotland now requires a claimant — a pursuer, in Scottish terms — to show serious harm to reputation before a statement is actionable. The Act also removed the presumption in favour of jury trial, replaced the older common law defences of veritas, fair comment and Reynolds with statutory defences of truth, honest opinion and publication in the public interest, and reformed the offer to make amends procedure.
One provision has no direct English equivalent and matters for cross-border situations: the Act requires that Scotland is clearly the most appropriate jurisdiction in which to bring the claim. Where a post has appeared in both Scottish and English groups, which forum is appropriate becomes a live question rather than an assumption.
Reference: Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021 (legislation.gov.uk)
Intimate images — Scotland has its own offence
The Online Safety Act 2023 offences that apply in England and Wales do not extend to Scotland. Scotland’s provision is s. 2 of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016, which makes it an offence to disclose, or threaten to disclose, an intimate photograph or film of another person.
Because the two regimes were written separately and at different times, the tests and defences are not identical to the English position, and a submission framed on the English offence is framed on the wrong law. Where an AWDTSG post includes an intimate image and the person depicted is in Scotland, this is the applicable provision.
Reference: Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (legislation.gov.uk)
UK GDPR, Article 17
Data protection is reserved rather than devolved, so Article 17 of the UK GDPR applies in Scotland exactly as it does elsewhere in the UK. Where a post contains your personal data, an erasure request can be made to the platform as data controller, supported by the Data Protection Act 2018 and enforced by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
This is often the most practical route in Scotland, precisely because it does not depend on which defamation regime applies.
Reference: Information Commissioner’s Office — Right to erasure
A note on limitation
Scottish limitation rules for defamation are set out in Scottish legislation rather than the Limitation Act 1980, and the periods and their operation are not identical to the English one-year rule. If timing may be an issue in your situation, take Scottish advice early rather than assuming the English position applies.
AWDTSG REMOVAL SCOTLAND: INDUSTRIES MOST AFFECTED
Scotland’s regulated professions carry the highest exposure. Solicitors and advocates operate under the Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates, and medical and healthcare staff under the GMC, NMC and the Scottish NHS boards — all with complaints processes that begin regardless of merit.
Aberdeen's offshore energy sector is a distinctive Scottish exposure: a rotational workforce living in close quarters offshore, hired substantially on referral, within an industry small enough that reputation travels between operators quickly.
Edinburgh's financial services sector, the second largest in the UK, brings FCA-regulated roles and compliance screening. The universities across Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews, Aberdeen and Dundee employ substantial staff and bring large student populations inside the group's demographic. Hospitality and tourism, particularly around the Edinburgh festivals and the Highlands, complete the picture.
SCOTTISH CITIES AND REGIONS WE COVER
Glasgow and the West
Glasgow, Paisley, Hamilton, East Kilbride, Greenock and Ayrshire.
Edinburgh and the Lothians
Edinburgh, Livingston, Musselburgh and the commuter belt.
Dundee, Perth and Tayside
Dundee, Perth and Tayside
Aberdeen and the North East
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and the offshore workforce. No dedicated group — posts sit in the national group.
Stirling, Falkirk and Central Scotland
Stirling, Falkirk and Central Scotland
Inverness and the Highlands and Islands
No dedicated group. Small communities where a post reaches a very high proportion of the people someone actually knows.
The Borders and Dumfries and Galloway
Where reach overlaps with the Newcastle and Middlesbrough group across the border.
Nationwide Remote Service
Our entire process runs remotely and confidentially. There is no requirement to attend an office.
ONGOING AWDTSG MONITORING FOR SCOTTISH CLIENTS
Reposting is most likely immediately after a takedown. Continued watching is available as AWDTSG monitoring, a separate paid service priced independently of removal work.
PRICING FOR SCOTTISH CLIENTS
Pricing is confirmed at consultation, based on what your situation actually involves. The initial conversation is free and there is no obligation to proceed.
WHY SCOTTISH CLIENTS CHOOSE MGMT REPUTATION
We are not a law firm. What we do is the operational work of getting content removed — locating every instance, documenting it, framing submissions correctly, and escalating when a first attempt fails.
For Scottish matters, the thing that matters is not treating Scotland as England with different scenery. The 2021 Act, the separate 2016 intimate images offence, and the jurisdiction question where content has crossed the border all change how a case is framed. A firm that does not know Scots law is different will frame it wrongly.
We tell clients at intake what we assess their prospects to be, including when the answer is difficult. Every matter is handled confidentially.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I find out if I am posted at all?
ou cannot check the group yourself — it is private and women-only. Our checker service scans the Scottish group and the wider UK network.
There is no Aberdeen group. Am I still at risk?
Yes. One group covers the whole of Scotland, so posts about people in Aberdeen, Inverness or anywhere else sit in the national group alongside everyone else.
Is Scottish law really different?
Yes, materially. Defamation runs on the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021, and intimate image disclosure on the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 rather than the Online Safety Act provisions that apply in England and Wales.
My post appeared in both the Scottish and English groups. Which law applies?
Potentially both, and which forum is appropriate becomes a live question. The Scottish Act requires that Scotland is clearly the most appropriate jurisdiction. We would flag this at intake and suggest Scottish advice.
Will the poster know I contacted you?
No. We contact nobody connected to you.
Do you handle cases elsewhere in the UK?
Yes. All fifteen UK groups, plus Canada and all fifty US states.
BOOK A CONFIDENTIAL SCOTTISH AWDTSG CONSULTATION
Tell us what you have found. We will scan for everything else, tell you what we assess is achievable, and set out costs before you commit to anything.